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“Within five minutes, there were a couple of hundred people. The love and support we got from the locals that night happened every day,” Rob said.

“The people of Sierra Leone are incredibly friendly.”

The Sierra 260 received a lot of help and support from locals

In spite of the harsh conditions and relentless pace, the runners clocked up some impressive times, with Edmund Magnus finishing three of the marathons in less than four hours and clocking a time of around 3hrs 15mins on the tenth.

Another of the injured runners even took to a bike to catch up with the rest of the team on the final leg, ensuring they could complete the last mile as a team, finally taking some well-deserved rest on the beach.

Their efforts have raised £120,000 to be split between Street Child, which provides education for vulnerable children in Sierra Leone, the rest of Africa and Asia, and mental health charity Mind.